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  1. odoylerules

    20 hours?

    Did you wrap and what type of smoker?  On my 30" MES Gen II, if i don't wrap, my butts consistenly take 16-20+hrs to come up to 203.....  Its one reason i'm switching to wrapping now.   I'm not sure if its just my smoker or the butts i'm buying or what, but mine take a long time too.
  2. odoylerules

    Foil or No Foil? (specifically Boston Butt / smoking for pulled pork)

    I'll preface this with the fact that i'm new to my smoker but the first 4-5 shoulders i did i didn't foil.  My wife loves "burnt" things so i thought she would really enjoy a good solid bark and she did.  But honestly, while good, it didn't seem that my shoulders were as "great" as everyone i...
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    3 Boston Butts with Q-View Running Commentary

    Will you pull it in the juice or put in in a new container?  
  4. odoylerules

    first butt

    When you wrapped did you add any juice to the foil or just wrapped and back on?  
  5. odoylerules

    Maverick ET733 Sale $50 with promo code

    I saw this today and wasn't sure where to post it on the forums or if it was even appropriate to post this.  However, Amazon is having a sale on the Maverick ET733 for black Friday/Cyber Monday.   Its $20 off and listed for $50 total after discount.  You have to put in a promo code at...
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    First Boston Butt with pics

    I have the same gen 2 30" MES with an AMNPS and i can highly recommend the mailbox mod.  From everything i've read on here, the AMNPS won't stay lit in our smokers on its own.  Below are some pics of how i did it.   I would also recommend microwaving your pellets for 45 sec and then another 45...
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    First Boston Butt with pics

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  11. odoylerules

    Maxing out the MES 30 or Carniverous Maximus with Q-view

    Thanks for the info.  Thats exactly what i was seeing in my MES. I did a 7lb pork shoulder the other day and it took 16 hrs at 230 degrees.  Thank god for the AMNPS and a mailbox.    I think part of issue is that i don't wrap so my new plan is to wrap and compare and see if i like it better.  GL...
  12. odoylerules

    Maxing out the MES 30 or Carniverous Maximus with Q-view

    Looks great, i have a couple of questions as a fellow 30" Gen 2 MES.  Out of curiosity how long do you think this will take to smoke and do you find that cooking on the bottom racks gives you the best cook?  
  13. odoylerules

    Wrapping pulled pork after smoking

    Thanks for the tip,  I'm actually using a high end thermocouple for my air temp so i know my temps are on.  I quickly gave up on the MES probe after browsing these forums :)  I haven't been wrapping b/c my wife loves crispy bark.  I'm starting to consider wrapping b/c it seems to be taking...
  14. odoylerules

    Wrapping pulled pork after smoking

    I'm a newb too and have only done shoulder twice, but I keep hearing "every piece is different".  However, i will say that my MES 30 Gen 2 also seems to cook really slow.  I put a 3.5 lb bone in shoulder in a few weeks ago and after 12+ hours it was also only at ~175 or so.  The shoulder i did...
  15. odoylerules

    2 Pork Butts on the Smokin'-It#3

    Looks great.   I was curious what the end of your meat thermocouple looks like. I recognize that silicone covered K-type thermocouple, i use a fluke as well, but I've only run that into the my cabinet for air temp?  Does it have stainless probe on the end that we just can't see? 
  16. odoylerules

    Bacon Prices

    I bought good ole Oscar Meyer thin sliced the other day at the store and it ran ~$6 for a lb.   I was shocked, it had been awhile since i picked up bacon for anything and i was blown away at the price.  There wasn't anything on sale and it was all in this price range.  I hope this trend goes...
  17. odoylerules

    Bitter Bark Pork Shoulder

    I was hoping you all might have some suggestions for me.  I did my very first pork shoulder a few weeks ago and while it was super tender the bark was totally lacking in flavor and was actually super bitter.  My smoker is a Masterbuilt Gen II 30".  This was my first major long smoke and i used...
  18. odoylerules

    Brand new MES 30 .. should I go to the trouble to return it or just adjust my temps?

    Update: I finally had a chance to get my smoker back out and test some things out. My Model:  Masterbuilt 30" Gen II Electric Model #: 20070213 So after playing with my unit for several hours there appears to be two different issues here.  I believe both have been highlighted elsewhere on...
  19. odoylerules

    1st Mac & Cheese in my mod MES40

    Cool mod,  I was trying to figure out why more people didn't mount directly to their MES.  Have you tried a cold smoke yet with this configuration?  I have a GEN 2 so i'm getting ready to set up my Mailbox mod this weekend, really hoping the mailbox solves the smoke issues.  Now if i can figure...
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    Brand new MES 30 .. should I go to the trouble to return it or just adjust my temps?

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